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Tuesday, May 12, 2015

All of us at emka TECHNOLOGIES & SCIREQ are excited to announce that we have partnered with THORASYS Thoracic Medical Systems Inc. to offer the tremoFlo P-100, a highly detailed and reproducible Airway Oscillometry System (AOS) for lung function testing in large animals.

About the tremoFlo

The tremoFlo AOS is a portable lung function testing instrument that can measure respiratory mechanics in large animals (dogs, NHPs) non-invasively. The system comprises a lightweight handheld device attached to a cradle unit. Subjects breathe directly into the handheld unit during measurements via a disposable anti-bacterial/viral filter and a subject mask. The tremoFlo software provides subject management, testing and result interpretation capabilities.

The tremoFlo system provides detailed, physiologically-relevant endpoints of lung obstruction (resistance) and stiffness (reactance), as well as other advanced parameters related to lung heterogeneities, respiratory rate, tidal volume, dynamic collapse, and central vs. peripheral airway effects for spontaneously breathing subjects. These outcomes are translational and clinically-relevant in applications such as:

Respiratory assessment for safety and toxicology studies using dogs and NHP models

Demonstrating compliance with ICH guidelines

Studying the off-target effects

Integrating safety endpoints to existing toxicology studies

Drug efficacy and validation studies

Exploratory toxicology, cross-reactivity studies, and more!

Offering a complete range of respiratory solutions

As recognized leaders in pre-clinical science, emka TECHNOLOGIES and SCIREQ have helped scientists uncover novel insights into disease mechanisms and evaluate therapeutic approaches that target the respiratory, cardiovascular and neurological functions. We are proud to add the tremoFlo P-100 to our list of respiratory solutions used to enhance your research.

The American Thoracic Society's annual international conference is just a few days away and we look forward to meeting with industry leaders and learning what's new in the field of respiratory research.

Here are just a few of the many reasons to stop by the emka & SCIREQ booth #428 at ATS this year:

1. See the range of emka & SCIREQ products that cover your respiratory research needs from cell and tissues to isolated organs and in vivo models

2. Learn about lung volumes and how you can add RV and TLC measurements to your list of outcomes

Monday, May 4, 2015

"The heart and lungs are intricately related. Whenever the heart is affected by disease, the lungs will follow, and vice versa. Pulmonary heart disease is by definition a condition when the lungs causes the heart to fail."